Occupy Oakland: Protesters Block Port of Oakland

• Who is being forced to lose their jobs?

•  It was called gorilla theater in the 1960s Haight Ashbury days.

•  Why would a Anarchist Nonconformist be Registered?

• <blockquote>"Occupy is a fad, has nothing tangible on offer to work toward, no leaders, no direction, no goals, no good reason to exist. If you don't see that now, you'll see it soon enough."</blockquote> People said that they'd never last more than a week, and yet they're still here. You can't just close your eyes, plug your ears, and pretend the problems don't exist.

• This isn't about history, unless you're agreeing that Occupy has already become history. The Boston tea party was completely different in scope and reason, suffrage was a fiery concern for decades and offered something tangible to work toward, and the same can be said for civil rights. There were reasons for the people involved to be involved. And the people involved were of a different breed than those "involved" with Occupy. Occupy is a fad, has nothing tangible on offer to work toward, no leaders, no direction, no goals, no good reason to exist. If you don't see that now, you'll see it soon enough. Anyway, enough time wasted here.

• Really?  You've never heard of the Boston Tea Party, woman's suffrage, the civil rights movement... You really need to learn your history before you make an opinion on the present.

• Other than, perhaps, the Velvet Revolution, I've never heard of a protest that's "changed things for good", period. And this sure as shit ain't the Czech Republic. You can try and argue all you like (not that you've presented any decent arguments here); it won't make any difference to the obvious outcome: Fizzle...

• Have you ever heard of a successful protest that changed things for good and didn't involve publicity stunts?

• By "we" do you mean all of your unregistered handles?

• No, Mr Eric, not really. My comment was precise, addressing Occupy's internal and deadly issues - it was not an argument at all. But you can expect about the same results with this "protest" as you've noted with others in this country, i.e., the big fizzle is just around the corner. These Occupy losers are one news spot away from becoming invisible. They know it, hence the publicity stunts. The more stunts like this they pull, the more the real 99% will disregard them. And the 1% never even noticed them in the first place. Did the longshoremen, the people Occupy supposedly represents today, join these losers at the blockades? No? Gee, wonder why.

•  LOSER ASS? But Brother, I thought we were all Brothers and Sisters down for the cause? there is not much Brotherhood in calling a guy a loser ass.  thats not really Brotherly my friend. if we all think like that we will never change this country for the better. are you a traitor.

• Are you bias against the mentally challenged? the 4 year old mentality comment got my attention.

•  QUIT BEING A PUSSY AND BE A REAL MAN AND CALL 510-382-0404

•  So shall we start calling yo shit pants?

• To many LSD trips. OWSLEYS ORANGE SUNSHINE BATCH 1967 TO 1974 over 400 trips on his acid. thats what did it. and a few Dead shows at winterland years ago and hanging out with ken kesey and the merry pranksters in la honda 1965. thats my excuse for my brain damage.

•  im not a dude im a female call me at 510-382-0404

•  if your that lazy then call me  at 510-382-0404 we will never take over and change things if they are all as lazy as you. now pick up the phone and dial me up.

• Oh look, it's the old "I am rubber you are glue" defense. What are you, 4 years old mentally?

•  your wasting your time on here so why not waste it in Oakland with your people!

• the protesters are in Oakland so why not you? your a poser thats why.

•  The hippies in the 1960s changed very little and they were alot more of them and they were alot smarter and 20 years ahead in their thinking and intelligence than this new breed of brainless nobodys. so why do these fucktards think they have the answers? where is their  3 days of peace and love Woodstock 1969? they are all posers wannabees and are as fake as they come. they will change nothing watch and see.

• You really think I'm going to waste my time going to Oakland to meet your loser ass?  Think again, wise guy.

•  If you meet in person you wont be strangers anymore. are you a snob or what? I thought we were all brothers and sisters?

• As they grow older they will all just turn into their parents and end up being and living just like them and the people and lifestyle they protest about now. everybody on planet earth is a hypocrite.

• Whatever you say, Internet Tough Guy.  Everyone is super impressed by your little threats.

•  FTW = FUCK THE WORLD = FTW.

• Thank you and God Bless the 99%,                  just ignore the clueless with out souls Do it for those that can't stand up for themselves, Do it for the thousands of hungry children who won't have any Christmas this year, Do it for the elderly who can't afford food and pay rent or the heating bill, Do it for the unemployed the underemployed, the families who are living in their cars if they are lucky to have cars.  We are praying with you.

•  that's cause your a fake and a scared lil boy. you copped out and lost face. I knew you were all fluff and bluff.

•  with mass suicide they wont have to deal with any of this shit down here on earth. problem solved.

•  They should  try a mass suicide like the Jim Jones days. that will get attention.

• Yeah, I'm soooo impressed.  And scared.  I'm literally shitting my pants dude.

•  More proof that life is a re run movie. the more things change the more they stay the same.

•  Knock on the door and if no one answers or walk across the street to Oakland custom bikes and ask for me FLASH GROW. HELLS ANGELS MC OAKLAND.

•  IM  a sexy female slut broad with a strap on cock baby.

• I don't need to go there to watch some poser make a fool of himself trying to scare random strangers from the internet.

• Sorry dude, I'm not interested in having sex with you.

•  MR Homosexual strikes again.

•  its a real address stop by and see if its all hype.

•  Then why are you not out there with them instead of sitting around blithering on this blog? shouldn't you be in the streets with your brothers and sisters instead of sitting at a computer writing usless crap on sf weekly blogs? your an all talk and no action hypocrite.

• This is exactly the same argument that has been used against every protest, ever.

• Well, what else CAN they do?  So far the issues have been completely marginalized by the media and (more importantly) by congress.  At least this way it gets attention.

• Generic Internet Tough Guy strikes again!

• This will change nothing in the long run of our short lives on this earth. so get real. sooner or later all these spoiled  wannabee hippie protesters nitwits 2011 will loose interest in this scam and go back to whatever Lilly white suburbs they were raised in and sell out to the almighty buck $ and become greedy yuppies and become a part of the problem just like the rest. we are all FUCKED! THERE IS NO HOPE.

•  STOP BY THE HELLS ANGELS MC OAKLAND CLUBHOUSE AT 4010 foothill blvd punk. I wanna beat you senseless.

•  Stop by the HELLS ANGELS MC clubhouse at 4010 foothill blvd in Oakland punk.

•  You big mouth need to stop by the address I left above. you got a big mouth. stop by and run your big mouth in front of me or my HAMC BROTHERS!

• They should try blocking the Hells Angels MC Clubhouse at 4010 foothill blvd in Oaktown. we like to beat up dirty hippie commies and anti Americans. CISCO HELLS ANGELS MC OAKLAND

•  the anarchy part is all bullshit. there is no such thing as true anarchy by humans. it cant be done.

• it was all done back in the 1960s. where were you then? this is nothing new rookie.

• Childish morons. By doing this, they'll accomplish nothing more that alienate more Americans from their "cause", whatever that is. This so-called movement was hijacked by spoiled, self-entitled brats before it even began. Instead of marching on Washington, demanding that lobbyists and corporate money are removed from the political process, these hipster losers camp in parks with bums and shut down places of blue-collar employment and for what? Attention? All I hear them saying is, "We want what you got but don't want to work for it". Guess what, Occupy, you're getting plenty of attention, loads from the so-called 99%, and it ain't good. I am the 99% (the real 99% that works hard for a living without demanding money from others, without whining because I don't have what the so-called 1% has, without being a burden by being self sufficient, paying my own bills, including my student loans that I willingly accepted as well as my mortgage, which I made sure was affordable before buying into, etc) and I think Occupy is ridiculously spoiled and fake.

• Only a moron would think a bunch of grubby, unhappy, wannabe's, who want freebies should be allowed to interfere with commerce. It's easy to shoot one's mouth off about whatever, but no one in these crowds has any clue how to run any of these businesses, they just want the $$ they don't offer anything, except whining, complaining, fit throwing like little kids. Worthless

• Agreed. These clowns just want drama and anarchy.

• Lol, just lol at the chimps who think this will help any of the 99%

• Your out of your mind to think this is good. Shutting down business and forcing people to loose thier jobs is stupid. If they shut the port long enough the vessels will go somewhere else and the whole are will become depressed. You have no idea what your talking about

• This needs to happen more often, and closer attention needs to the Occupy movements in Europe. They know  how to strike, with maximum force. The labor movement in this country has for to long, been hijacked by the very corporations, they in time of need, have to go against. We need to show a little guts in reaction to the corporate fascism that has plauged this country, for to long.

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